Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,809
172,515
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cancer
Genetics
Leukemia
microRNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,898
60,687
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cosmology
Instrumentation
Particle Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,681
64,057
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,021
56,314
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,775
36,933
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Astroparticle physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,410
57,444
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
High Energy Experimental Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,830
69,214
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Biomimetics
nanotribology
nanomaterials
bio/nanotechnology
magnetic storage devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,526
34,399
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
supersymmetry
grand unification
beyond the standard model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,566
9,124
0.094
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,552
23,978
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biophysics & Biomechanics
Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Research
Orthopedic Surgery
PM&R
Physiology & Biomedical Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,436
38,547
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Psychometrics
Multivariate Statistics
Latent variable models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,290
28,472
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
psychololgy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,472
37,386
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,005
27,936
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Aggression and violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,060
26,668
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,806
13,326
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,686
16,248
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,926
19,967
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
International relations
quantum theory
and philosophy of social science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,335
15,051
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,322
12,005
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Corporate Finance and Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,297
16,739
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
structural engineering
transportation engineering
civil engineering
neural networks
biomedical signal processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,001
27,654
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,528
12,859
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Natural Products
Pharmacognosy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,980
14,280
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,396
17,952
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard K Wilson
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,809
172,515
0.438
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234
103
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlo Croce
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292,898
60,687
0.207
Cancer
Genetics
Leukemia
microRNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
843
343
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Klaus Honscheid
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196,681
64,057
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935
386
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard E Petty
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,021
56,314
0.301
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,075
957
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
René Stulz
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,775
36,933
0.301
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,232
1,042
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James J Beatty
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,410
57,444
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366
1,118
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bin Gui
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,830
69,214
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,609
1,236
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bharat Bhushan
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,526
34,399
0.314
Biomimetics
nanotribology
nanomaterials
bio/nanotechnology
magnetic storage devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,268
1,562
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stuart Raby
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,566
9,124
0.094
supersymmetry
grand unification
beyond the standard model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,404
1,628
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marilynn Brewer
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,552
23,978
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,004
1,905
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Timothy E Hewett
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,436
38,547
0.441
Biophysics & Biomechanics
Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Research
Orthopedic Surgery
PM&R
Physiology & Biomedical Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,151
1,966
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael W Browne
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,290
28,472
0.334
Psychometrics
Multivariate Statistics
Latent variable models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,282
2,503
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Julian Thayer
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,472
37,386
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,340
2,530
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anita Woolfolk Hoy
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,005
27,936
0.377
Educational psychology in teacher education
teacher efficacy
teacher beliefs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,659
2,683
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brad J Bushman
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,060
26,668
0.375
Aggression and violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,277
2,975
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Russell H Fazio
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,806
13,326
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,522
3,574
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jennifer Crocker
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,686
16,248
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,676
3,646
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roger Ratcliff
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,926
19,967
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,771
4,188
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexander Wendt
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,335
15,051
0.277
International relations
quantum theory
and philosophy of social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,773
4,189
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yiying Wu
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,322
12,005
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,781
4,194
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Weisbach
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,297
16,739
0.308
Corporate Finance and Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,867
4,236
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hojjat Adeli
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,001
27,654
0.512
structural engineering
transportation engineering
civil engineering
neural networks
biomedical signal processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,246
4,414
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Vadim Utkin
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,528
12,859
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,402
4,490
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
A Douglas Kinghorn
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,980
14,280
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,904
4,715
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Raymond A Noe
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,396
17,952
0.356